Spring terminal clip.



G. BARR.

SPRING TERMINAL CLIP.

APPLICATION FILED-APR. 5, 1913,

1,078,756.. Patented NOV.18,1913.

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v 1,078,766. Specification f Letters Patent Patented N ov. 18, 1 913.

Y Application filed April 5. 1913. Serial No. 759.093. l

v f' 7b Adll yw/mm 'it maf/'colmare' tegrally with the rest of the member 3 and vlle it known t-hat I, CARL BA RR, a citizen is secured thereto at both ends. The memof the United States. and a resident of Chiber 2 is the eonreizse ot the member 3, be-

eago, Illinois, ha ve invented certain new and ing providedA with a Vshaped portion and 60 useful Improvements in Spring Terminal two W-shaped portions. it being understood Clips, of which the following is a speeifieathat the term W-shape-l applies as well to tion. l the ribbon T and that part of the member 3 The essential object of this invention is to above and below the ends of the ribbon.

provide a spring terminal clip or fasteningr The V-shaped ribbon S ot' the member 2 is 6'5 deviee 'for the terminals of electric conducadapted to project through the slot or ope'ntors, and the invention is designed to enable ing l0 and to seat iu the eroteh or apex 8 the conductor to be firmly gripped and of the ribbon t. `The opening l0 is the openclamped in any desired position allowing ing which is lett in the member 3 after the the eonduetor to be readily inserted and retongue T is stamped out. 'lhe ribbon S), like 70 lmoved and yet at the same time insuring ribbons has' its apex turned toward the good electrical Contact at all times between left.r and those/members ll and 1:2 of the the conductor and the terminal clip. member i). )vliieh together with the top and ln the drawings, Figure l isa perspective bottom of said member At'orm the W. have invention Fig. 2 is an end elevation` ot' the the apexes of t ie- V on meluber 3 being adaptdevice shown in Figo-1; Figs. 3 to' inelued to seat within the corresponding apexes i sive, 'are views oftslludry 4modifications of.. ot' (he members lland 12.

theI invention; and Fig. 7 is a. view of the In Fie'. 1 the parts are shown in the poform shown in Fig. (l with the conductor sitions respectively assumed by them before applied thereto. 'the conductor is grasped bythe clip, but

' The terminal-clip 'is preferably made of a when the elip is to be used the members 2 single piece ot resilient material, sheet metal and 3 are pushed toward eaeh other so that being preferred, and yis so construetedthat the tongue t) will projeet through the perall the parts of the terminal-clip are inteforation It). 'l`he eonduetor 1B is then placed 30 grally united together and yet without. perin the position shown in Fig. and when 'n'litting anytongues or lingers attached to the lingers ol' tht-operator ;il'e'\i'eiiio\'ed` the The invention com )rises two o i )ositel the same` to eli i or gras i the eonductor 13 view of a fastening device embodying the. their eentml -a exes turned toi'ard theI right, 75'

disposed members which are normally sepawhieh is held engaged b v the right-hand 90 f the main body of the clip at. one end only.' resil-iouee of the members and 3 willcause i rated' from each.other,'eaeh of said 'members surface ot' the ribbon il and by the left-hand -being adapted to eo-aet with each other in snraee of the V-shaped part ot' the mem-- order to clamp a eondueto'r in position when ber 3.

said members are forced into operative posi- The n'nnlilieations shown in Figs. 3, 4, 5,

40 bring oneof saidy members opposite. the same are merely suggestive.- 'ot' numerous other, the two members being.connected ehanges in the invention. The insulation lil that, 'form'l of tlle'ilivention-"best shown may exteml 'to a point:, eloselymljaeeutthe inFigs'. n the ba e Lsiip'porls-tlw terterminal `i` may he olllttelzull tl minal-elp h is 'forium-tif the two subit' desir-u .1-

n 'i 46 stantial'ly verLieal set-.Lions .2 and lfsad ver- It-.is obvious lhatinanyiehanges in the def` L andl l'ieing'joined.together tails of eonstrnetion and arrangement. of

tical seetions. by the horizontal web 4. A screw 5 passes parts may be made without. departing .from through tll'e horizontal web4 amlelamps the the scope of the invention. l Y clip to the base 1. The. arm 3 is substan- I claim as my invention: i 105 .tially V-shaped at. its outer edges, the apex l. A elip comprising two oppositely-disv 6 of the V pointing toward 'the right in said posedand normally-selmratetl .-melnbers,each s Figs. l .and 2. At about 'the middle of of said members being V-shaped und being l Said member 3,-a. ribbon or web 7 is stamped provided aty its apex with -a reeess formed 'out, said ribbon or .veb being also snbstanby enttingoutay ribbon. whieh said ribbon 110 5 5 tially V-shaped and with its apex S' turned is also V-shaped. its. apex projecting in a toward the left. The ribbon 'luis formed indirection opposite tothe apex ol said memtion. The resilient material is bent. so as to and .G ret nire no s )eeial deseri )tion as the 5 i i ber, both ends of seid ribbon being secured to said member, the V-slmped apex of one of said members being adapted to projectinto the recess thus formed on the opposite member, and to engage the projecting V- shaped ribbon upon said opposite member, the V-shnped apex on one member und the V-sha ed ribbon upon the other member being a npted to grasp a wire or similar article between them.

2. A clip comprising two oppositely-disposed end normally-separated members, each of said members being V-shaped and havin u ribbon stamped out of euch, which sui ribbon is secured et both ends to the member out of which it is formed, each of said ribbons extending in a. direction opposite to the adjoining portion of the member of which said ribbon is formed, the projecting ribbon upon one of said members being adapted to enter the recess formed by cutting out the ribbon upon the other of said members and to engage said other ribbon, the ribbon upon one of said members and bers in springike relation to each other,

euch of said members having a V-shaped portion formed out of the body of said member, said V-shnped portions being secured nl both ends to the members out of which they are respectively formed, one of said V-shaped portions being adapted to project into the recess formed by the other of said V-shnped portions, seid V-shnped portions being adapted one to receive tie other, one of said V- shaped portions and the mnin body of said member being adapted to grasp a wire or similar article between them.

In testimony whereof I hereunto nfiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CARL BARR.

Witnesses:

ELLIorr R. GoLnsnirn, Ro'r. KLo'rz.

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